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Trial Balloon · Ep. 194: What Just Happened?

Ben McAdams Launches Comeback Bid in Utah

November 13, 2025 · 9:55 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Former Rep. Ben McAdams (D-UT) has formally launched his congressional campaign for Utah’s newly redrawn 1st District, marking the start of his highly anticipated comeback bid to return to Congress as the Beehive State’s only Democratic representative,” the Deseret News reports.

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Another GOP Congressman Calls It Quits

July 30, 2019 · 8:57 am ET · Leave a Comment

Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) told the Deseret News that he will not run for re-election next year.

First Read: “Remember, a party that’s out of power starts seeing retirements like these — because it’s not fun being in the House minority.”

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